@SW, where did you get that positive vibes broadcast antenna of yours? I see that I ought to be getting one and giving it a preset for my approximate west by northwest.

I just google image-searched for antennae and picked out a few I liked. I try to sort of alternate them so none of them get overheated and melt on the pages.

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Well, we finally seem to have things set up. We drive down to Omaha Sunday (7-8 hours of driving) and stay overnight in a motel. I have a cardiology consult Monday morning to make sure my heart is healthy enough for surgery, then an anesthesiology consult later Monday to discuss meds, reactions, etc., to make sure I'm not deathly allergic to the anesthetics they'll want to use. Tuesday afternoon, I see the neurosurgeon and discuss what it is in my head that they haven't yet figured out what it is, and what he'd like to do about/with it (biopsy and/or surgery to remove it). The biopsy and/or surgery are then scheduled for Thursday morning some time. I'm not sure how long the neurosurgeon will want me to be in the hospital beforehand, for meds and food control, but I'll probably have to stay there for 1-3 days for observation afterward, then come home.

All positive thoughts and wishes, prayers or offerings to who/whatever would be greatly appreciated, y'all. Thanks.

ETA: Oh. I'm determined I'm going to the local casino to play a poker tournament tomorrow (Thursday) evening, since I'm not sure how long it may be before I'm allowed to drive, etc., afterward, so some positive vibes from 7-10 PM (Central {US} Time) could be helpful, too!

Positive vibes on their way.

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Don't do it. One less kinky woman and one more smug cat.

My cat was reading this over my shoulder and said I should tell you that cats will be smug no matter what humans do.

Thanks, y'all. The members of this board continue to astound me with the depth of caring that they exhibit to and for people they probably will never meet in the flesh or even talk to on a telephone.

This board IS a community, even though it's spread out across the world and most of its timezones.

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My old truck of many years was in a minor car accident that nonetheless led to the insurance company deciding it was not worth fixing (and objectively, it wasn't). With a heavy heart, I gave it up and have replaced it.

I miss my truck.

I fucking LOVE this little car. '98 stick-shift Jetta. Never had a manual car before, so it took me a few days to get the hang of it...but fuck I love this thing!

His 15-year-old daughter died in a car wreck around Christmas. He had other problems, too. I guess today was just the end of the line for him.

We weren't close. I think I only ever saw him maybe two or three times in my life. It's just...I dunno. The demons that run through that side of the family are so obviously genetic, and it just makes me sad that none of us can ever really escape them.

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Originally Posted by BiBunny

Damn.

My second cousin (third cousin? not sure) hung himself today.

His 15-year-old daughter died in a car wreck around Christmas. He had other problems, too. I guess today was just the end of the line for him.

We weren't close. I think I only ever saw him maybe two or three times in my life. It's just...I dunno. The demons that run through that side of the family are so obviously genetic, and it just makes me sad that none of us can ever really escape them.

*Shakes head sadly*

Well, that is thoroughly dismal on every level.

I'm sorry, BB. I can't imagine his pain.

I don't believe that we can NEVER escape the sway of genes, though. And if we are unaware of genetic predisposition, we certainly make it more likely that its impact becomes destiny.

__________________"I guess the hard thing for a lot of people to accept is why God would allow me to go running through their yards, yelling and spinning around."
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"A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men."---Willy Wonka

Lord, no. The drive-thru at Popeye's always takes at least 45 minutes to get through, even if you're the only one there. Eff that.

In Yank's best announcer voice: "Popeye's - redefining 'fast food!'"

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Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world,
had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.
~Barbara Jordan
*~*~*Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs - jolted by every pebble on the road.
~Henry Ward Beecher
*~*~*You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old when you stop laughing.
~Michael Pritchard
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Today, we will live in the moment. Unless that moment is unpleasant, and then we will eat a cookie.
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